I’ve been a smoker for 30 years. Have had a couple of successful quits, once for a few years when I had my son, then for six months more recently when I turned 40. Relapsed after a weekend away with my mum, LOL. So my relapse triggers are stress and social situations (hanging out with friends who smoke). Started a new job and decided it was the ideal time to quit smoking, you know, fresh star...

Hi guys and girls . Here I am another birthday , 2200 days without a smoke .$ 50,000 saving which I have spent on weekends away , holidays overseas and in Australia, dinners out and cooking great meals at home with my lovely girl , being able to taste my food and wine .All free cause not smoking paid for it . I smoked for 37 years and it nearly killed me . Do yourself a favour, stay strong and be...

74 days today. Very cool to see the number of days ticking over. Not missing smoking at all now. My advice to anyone that is interested is to use a quit smoking app on your phone that gives you info like how much money saved, time not smoking etc. Take yourself away for 4 days minimum anywhere peaceful and just sleep the cravings away. I slept and ate so much the first 4 days but hey it work...

There really is no magic bullet to quitting smoking that I have found. The problem for me is not the nicotine withdrawal - that was over pretty quickly, but the "habit" itself is a constant wolf at my door. It became very clear to me during a day of high stress when I told my husband I HAD to have a cigarette. I was a real mess. He did get me some cigs - but the amazing thing was, it didn't make ...

I have quick smoking so many times I have lost count, usually it was a day or a week maybe even two, I always came right back to them as they were my crutch. bad day?...smoke, someone upset me?..smoke, life just not going to way I want it?...smoke. Pick your reasons, it doesn't matter, everyone has a reason to smoke. I could easily throw a ton of reasons why I was a bad addict and could not quit...

I started wondering last night how long I had been quit for, and then I decided that it doesn't really matter. I don't smoke, full stop. For those that like to count how many hours, weeks, days they have been a non-smoker, good on you and I really hope that keeps you going. But it wasn't doing anything for me. I smoked for far too long, but I really hope I live long enough that I don't smoke ...

Hi there, I joined the ICanQuit forum just today. I quit about 86 days ago so coming up on 3 months. I had been smoking for about 8 months, 3-5 cigarettes a day. So far its been pretty good. For the first few weeks I had nasal congestion and a wet cough which was no surprise given I had experienced that before on an earlier quitting streak. Went to the doctor and they said I had post-nasal drip (...

Till last week i had been smoking 10 cigs a day. cut down to 2-3 cigs a day for last 4 days. Could not tolerate urge to smoke and side affects of withdrawal. Agitaion, being angry at everyone, feeling for something there in back of my throat, hungry. Ran out of my last cigerrete last night. Not going to buy anymore cigs. It seems the worst days if withdrawal are to come now as i ve decided to go ...

Good morning all. Today is day 3 with no smoking. I felt it was way easier at work considering I had things to keep me busy. This weekend has been hard on me not physically but mentally. I used to chain smoke all weekend while playing on my phone (bingo) however I did clean the heck out of my place 😂. My tip is make sure to keep your mind busy. I keep having these mental thoughts about going ...

I'm now 9 days smoke free. i quit cold turkey; no nicotine patches no vape nothing. i wasn't a heavy smoker before. I used to smoke like half a pack a day sometimes a bit more. But I've tried so many times to quit before and everytime i end up failing after a couple of days. I've always hated smoking ! And i never thought i would be addicted to it. I started smoking at the age of 17 (I'm 23 now) ...